In 1982, Bill moggridge designed and invented the first laptop computer. The screen was flat screen and it was pretty cool that they had that back then. The keyboard was attached to the screen outline. He had to make his own circuits on it to keep it portable. It didn't have any integrated floppy disk drive or hard disk. The computer was cased in magnesium and even NASA adopted the laptop.
The month he invented the laptop was in The laptop made its way into a space shuttle in 1985. Thirty years later they STILL use the same design by Moggridge. That means he is really good at designing things. The computer is as heavy as a sewing machine 9 kg. He started to focus on how people interact with his piece of equipment. The Laptop now is the dominant form in the world PC marketplace. There are more then 2/3 of computers are sold every year. And the proportion is growing! The computer is released for $8150. After it was released. The magnesium is for protection just in case you drop it. That way, you will not smash it to pieces. You could take out the floppy disk and hard disk So you could upgrade it every time it upgraded. Bill Moggridge wrote his own book.
Bill moggridge Book
IBM PC
He got a lot of interviews from the Book and he also made a lot of money from it. I bet the book took about a year to write or even more. (Because its science or something)
He died in September 8, 2012. He left his 47-year old wife and 2 sons. He died due to cancer.
1982 Bill Moggridge
In 1982, Bill moggridge designed and invented the first laptop computer. The screen was flat screen and it was pretty cool that they had that back then. The keyboard was attached to the screen outline. He had to make his own circuits on it to keep it portable. It didn't have any integrated floppy disk drive or hard disk. The computer was cased in magnesium and even NASA adopted the laptop.
The month he invented the laptop was inThe laptop made its way into a space shuttle in 1985. Thirty years later they STILL use the same design by Moggridge. That means he is really good at designing things. The computer is as heavy as a sewing machine 9 kg. He started to focus on how people interact with his piece of equipment.
The Laptop now is the dominant form in the world PC marketplace. There are more then 2/3 of computers are sold every year. And the proportion is growing! The computer is released for $8150. After it was released. The magnesium is for protection just in case you drop it. That way, you will not smash it to pieces. You could take out the floppy disk and hard disk So you could upgrade it every time it upgraded. Bill Moggridge wrote his own book.
Bill moggridge Book
IBM PC
He got a lot of interviews from the Book and he also made a lot of money from it. I bet the book took about a year to write or even more. (Because its science or something)
He died in September 8, 2012. He left his 47-year old wife and 2 sons. He died due to cancer.
Websites i got info from
http://gizmodo.com/5941810/bill-moggridge-inventor-of-the-first-laptop-has-died
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/sep/10/bill-moggridge-british-designer-laptop
https://www.reference.com/history/invented-laptop-computer-#
https://thetechjournal.com/electronics/laptop/a-look-back-on-bill-moggridges-works-designer-of-the-first-laptop-computer.xhtml
https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/bill-moggridge-designer-of-the-first-laptop-and-co-founder-of-ideo-is-dead-at-69/
Multiple Choice:
When did Bill moggridge design his first laptop?
(A) 1982
(B) 1986
(C) 1990
(D) 1978
How heavy was the first laptop?
(A) 10 kg
(B) 9 kg
(C) 5 kg
(D) 11 kg